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Historic Meeting House Restoration Approved

SomersetJan 29, 20262 min read

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The board unanimously approved a contract with Village Green Restoration, Inc. to restore the Swansea Friends Meeting House’s windows and doors, with work expected to begin the following week and be completed by the end of May.

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The restoration project is moving forward under a contract with the lowest bidder and is described as the first concrete step toward maintaining the historic property. The board also approved purchases of two cardiac monitors for the Fire Department, evidence lockers for the Police Department, and a plow-equipped pickup truck for Town Hall. The board tabled a decision on early voting for the 2026 Annual Town Election because the Town Clerk was absent due to illness.

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Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote to purchase two one-year-old cardiac monitors from the Town of Easton; new models were described as costing about $70,000 each, while the available monitors were offered at about half the cost.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote to purchase evidence lockers and equipment-tracking systems for the Police Department; $55,000 had been approved at Town Meeting, with any difference paid from the Police budget.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote for the Swansea Friends Meeting House Window & Door Restoration Project with Village Green Restoration, Inc.; completion was required by the end of May.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote for SOAM markets at Chick Marchand Park on specified dates from June through October 2026 and a snow event on November 28, 2026, subject to security, fire protection, and police-detail conditions.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote for the assignment and assumption of the town’s solid-waste, recyclable-material, and yard-waste services agreement following the merger of EZ Disposal & Recycling LLC and Capital Waste Services Inc.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote for a water service agreement involving one residential water service and one residential sewer service for a property in Swansea served by Somerset.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote to purchase a plow-equipped pickup truck for Town Hall.
Approved a 3-0 roll-call vote for replacement of the basketball athletic courts at O’Neil Field.
Tabled the option for early voting at the 2026 Annual Town Election because the Town Clerk could not attend.
Decided that the Town Administrator will present the Fiscal Year 2027 budget by department, with department heads participating in a secondary role.

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